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Scrabster (, (スコットランド・ゲール語:Sgrabastair/Sgrabstal))〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba - Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland - Database )〕 is a small settlement on Thurso Bay in Caithness on the north coast of Scotland. It is some from Thurso, from Wick and from Inverness. Scrabster Harbour is an important port for the Scottish fishing industry.〔() 〕 During the Second World War, Scrabster harbour was the base for a ferry operation started to carry military explosives to Scapa Flow. Initially running a 40 ft, (12.2 m) King's Lynn pilotcutter "''MERMAID''" built in 1908, Antony Bridges maintained the service until 1945.〔Scapa Ferry, Antony Bridges, ISBN 0 09 916960 6, 1957.〕 ==Ferries== *The Northlink ferry () leaves from Scrabster regularly for Stromness in Orkney. *In summer months, Smyril Line operated a weekly service to the Faroe Islands, but this was discontinued in 2008. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Scrabster」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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